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- Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to photodetector designs, and more particularly, to photonic lock based high bandwidth photodetectors.
- FIGS. 1A-1B illustrate cross-sectional views of conventional photodetector structures.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional view showing relevant details of implementing a photonic lock based photodetector in accordance with some embodiments.
- FIG. 3 illustrates a flow diagram showing an example of a design process that may be implemented by an electronic design automation (EDA) software application for designing a photonic lock based photodetector.
- EDA electronic design automation
- FIG. 4 illustrates a cross-sectional view of an example implementation of a butt-coupling photodetector incorporating the technique introduced here.
- FIG. 5 illustrates a cross-sectional view of an example implementation of an evanescent-coupling photodetector incorporating the technique introduced here.
- FIG. 6 illustrates a cross-sectional view of an example implementation of a normal-incidence photodetector incorporating the technique introduced here.
- FIGS. 7A-7H illustrate various examples of mirror designs, which can be adapted in the photonic lock based photodetectors.
- FIG. 8 illustrates a high-level block diagram showing an example of computing system in which at least some portion of the design process of FIG. 3 can be implemented or in which an embodiment of the photonic lock based photodetectors introduced here can be implemented.
- FIGS. 1A-1B illustrate the cross-sectional views of three different photodetector structures all implementing this conventional approach. Note that the structures shown in FIGS. 1A-1B , as well as in other figures throughout this disclosure, are for illustration purposes only; consequently, certain well-known structures (e.g., substrate) may be omitted in one or more figures for simplicity.
- the three different types of photodetectors include a butt-coupling photodetector 100 , a normal-incidence photodetector 102 , and an evanescent-coupling photodetector 104 .
- incident light enters a light absorption region (or light absorption cavity) 110 of the photodetectors 100 , 102 , and 104 at one end of the light absorption region 110 ; a mirror structure (or a reflective region) 130 can be positioned at the other end of the light absorption region 110 to reflect the incident light back to the light absorption region 110 . While this approach improves the responsivity because the incident light's travel path doubles, the improvement is limited. Also, adding the mirror 130 may cause well-known back-reflection issues.
- the total volume (e.g., thickness) of the light absorption material can be greatly reduced without sacrificing much or even any responsivity, because the light remains within the light absorption region 110 (or light absorption cavity such as cavity layer 112 of FIG. 1B ) until the light is absorbed by the light absorption material. This smaller size can bring the benefit of higher bandwidth.
- a photodetector device includes a first mirror, a second mirror, and a light absorption region positioned between the first and second reflective mirrors.
- the first mirror can be a partial mirror
- the second mirror can be a high-reflectivity mirror.
- the incident light can be guided from a waveguide, through the first mirror, and then enter the light absorption region.
- the light absorption region is positioned to absorb incident light that is passed through the first mirror and reflected between the first and second mirrors.
- the first mirror can be configured to exhibit a reflectivity that causes an amount of energy of light escaped from the first mirror, after being reflected back by the second mirror, to be zero or near zero. That is to say, in ways discussed herein, the present technique can configure the optical parameters of the first mirror together with the second mirror and the light absorption region such that a substantial amount of energy of the incident light can be captured by or confined within the light absorption region. In this way, embodiments of the present technique can enjoy both high bandwidth and high responsivity. Some photodetector embodiments of the present technique may achieve a bandwidth of over 40 Gbit/s as compared to 10-25 Gbit/s of traditional photodetectors.
- the thickness (e.g., in a normal-incidence photodetector) or the length (e.g., in a butt-coupling photodetector) of the light absorption region may be reduced from 3 ⁇ m or thicker to around 200 nm.
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- Coupled may be used to indicate that two or more elements are in direct physical or electrical contact with each other.
- Connected may be used to indicate that two or more elements are in direct physical or electrical contact with each other.
- Connected may be used to indicate that two or more elements are in either direct or indirect (with other intervening elements between them) physical or electrical contact with each other, and/or that the two or more elements co-operate or interact with each other (e.g., as in a cause and effect relationship).
- the terms “over,” “under,” “between,” and “on” as used herein refer to a relative position of one material layer with respect to other material layers.
- one layer disposed over or under another layer may be directly in contact with the other layer or may have one or more intervening layers.
- one layer disposed between two layers may be directly in contact with the two layers or may have one or more intervening layers.
- a first layer “on” a second layer is in contact with that second layer.
- the relative position of one layer with respect to other layers is provided assuming operations are performed relative to a substrate without consideration of the absolute orientation of the substrate.
- the light absorption region 110 in FIG. 1B may be described herein as positioned “between” the incident light as shown and the mirror 130 , even though not all portions of the light absorption region 110 (e.g., the light absorption layer 114 ) are directly located on the same planar surface (e.g., on top of a substrate) as the incident light and the mirror 130 .
- the light absorption layer 114 in FIG. 1B may be described herein as disposed “over” the cavity layer 112 , even though the light absorption layer 114 may not directly contact the cavity layer 112 , such as the case where an interfacial layer (not shown in FIG. 1B ) is sandwiched between the light absorption layer 114 and the cavity layer 112 .
- the term “attenuation coefficient” or “absorption coefficient” of a light absorption region generally means the coefficient or constant representing, when light travels in the light absorption region, how much amount of light energy remains (in percentages as compared to the light's initial incident energy) after the light being attenuated inside the light absorption region.
- the term “round-trip” or “one-circulation” means that the light travels from a first end (e.g., of a light absorption region) to a second end, and then returns (e.g., as being reflected) from the second end back to the first end.
- reflect means that the reflectivity for an incident light beam in at least one specific wavelength range, for example, in the near infrared region, is greater than 0%.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional view showing relevant details of implementing a photonic lock based photodetector 200 in accordance with some embodiments.
- the photodetector 200 includes a light absorption region 210 , a first mirror (or a reflective region) 220 , and a second mirror 230 .
- the photodetector 200 is a butt-coupling type photodetector; however, the technique introduced here can be applied to any suitable semiconductor photodetector.
- the photodetector 200 includes a photonic lock mechanism to confine the light inside the light absorption region 210 so that the light stays in the light absorption region 210 until the light is completely or nearly completely absorbed by the light absorption material.
- one aspect of the technique is to position two mirrors (e.g., the first mirror 220 and the second mirror 230 ), one mirror on each side of the light absorption region 210 , so as to form a photonic lock.
- the photonic lock confines the incident light inside the light absorption region 210 , and therefore the incident light can travel multiple times (by being reflected between the mirrors 220 and 230 ) inside the light absorption region 210 for almost all the light to be absorbed
- the photonic lock is configured such that an amount of energy of light escaped from the first mirror 220 , after being reflected back by the second mirror 230 , is to be zero or near zero.
- the optical parameters of the first mirror 220 together with that of the second mirror 230 and the light absorption region 210 , are configured such that a substantial amount of energy of the incident light is captured by or confined within the light absorption region 210 .
- a reflectivity of the first mirror 220 (b) a reflectivity of the second mirror 230 , and (c) an attenuation coefficient of the light absorption region 210 are configured together such that, when the incident light enters the light absorption region 210 and reflects between the first mirror 220 and the second mirror 230 , the light resonates and becomes substantially locked in the light absorption region 210 .
- the incident light enters into the light absorption region 210 through the first mirror 220 .
- the first mirror 220 is a partial reflector that allows a portion of the light (and its energy) transmitted into the cavity
- the second mirror 230 is a total reflector that reflects a majority of the light (and its energy) back into the light absorption region 210 .
- the first mirror 220 's reflectivity is smaller than the second mirror 230 's reflectivity.
- the second mirror 230 is a perfect reflector (i.e., its reflectivity reaches 100%) for simplicity. If the second mirror 230 's reflectivity is less than perfect, the technique introduced here can still be effective; however, the efficiency may degrade due to the second mirror 230 's imperfection.
- the light absorption region 210 may include one or more materials and/or structures.
- the light absorption region 210 can employ a photodiode structure or an avalanche photodiode structure.
- a scattering matrix (or an “S-matrix”) can be used representing the steady state of the above-said structure when the incident light enters:
- ⁇ represent a one-circulation attenuation coefficient of the light absorption region 210 .
- the one-circulation attenuation coefficient of the light absorption region 210 represents how much light remains in the light absorption region 210 when the light travels from entering the light absorption region 210 to exiting the light absorption region 210 , having been reflected by the second mirror 230 , assuming the exiting point of the incident light is the same as the entry point.
- A2 represent the optical intensity of the incident light after being passed into the light absorption region 210 , through the light absorption region 210 , to the second mirror 230 , and being reflected from the second mirror 230 , through the light absorption region 210 again, to immediately before exiting the light absorption region 210 .
- ⁇ indicates the ratio of remainder light energy A2 over entrance light energy B2 in one circulation.
- a can be expressed as a function of R2, the reflectivity of the second mirror 230 : ⁇ R 2 e ⁇ n i k 0 4d Eq. (4) where n i is the imaginary part of cavity refractive index, k 0 is the free-space wavenumber, and d is the cavity length (i.e., the distance between the first mirror 220 and the second mirror 230 ).
- an amount of energy of light escaped from the first reflective region (e.g., B1), after the light being reflected by the second reflective region, should be substantially zero, meaning that a substantial amount of energy of the incident light is captured by or confined within the light absorption region 210 .
- the first mirror 220 is configured to exhibit a reflectivity R1 that substantially equals a one-circulation attenuation coefficient of the light absorption region ⁇ .
- the amount of energy the light appears to leak or escape from the first mirror 220 being 10% (e.g., on “zero pass”) and 8.1% (e.g., on “first pass”), it is observed here that these lights escape at different phases. More specifically, these escaped lights create destructive interferences to each other, and therefore the energy that actually leaks outside the light absorption region 210 can be smaller than what it appears in the above calculations (e.g., the sum of 10% and 8.1%).
- FIG. 3 illustrates a flow diagram showing an example of a design process 300 that may be implemented by an electronic design automation (EDA) software application for designing a photonic lock based photodetector (e.g., the photodetector 200 ).
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- FIG. 3 illustrates a flow diagram showing an example of a design process 300 that may be implemented by an electronic design automation (EDA) software application for designing a photonic lock based photodetector (e.g., the photodetector 200 ).
- EDA electronic design automation
- a dimension and a material for a light absorption region can be determined ( 310 ) based on a plurality of design factors.
- the design factors include a target light's wavelength, its spot size, and characteristics of the waveguide or coupling device (e.g., the optical fiber on top of a grating, or the waveguide coupled to the first mirror).
- a reflector design for the second mirror can be selected ( 320 ).
- the second mirror is to reflect a majority of the light back into the light absorption region.
- the second mirror is designed to have as high reflectivity as allowable (i.e., as close to 100% as possible) by the fabrication process.
- Some examples of the second mirror can include a DBR mirror, a loop-mirror, a corner mirror, a metal mirror, an oxide mirror, a nitride mirror, a tapered DBR structure, or a suitable combination of the above.
- the second mirror's reflectivity is higher than 50%.
- a standing wave pattern inside the light absorption cavity can be calculated using known methods so that the grating design (e.g., its reflectivity index) can be selected or adjusted based on the calculation.
- the grating design e.g., its reflectivity index
- Other types of known grating design can also be incorporated over the light absorption cavity.
- a one-circulation attenuation coefficient ( ⁇ ) of the light absorption region can be determined ( 330 ) based on the results of steps 310 and 320 .
- the one-circulation attenuation coefficient represents how much light (in terms of its optical intensity) remains in the light absorption region when the light travels from entering the light absorption region to exiting the light absorption region, having been reflected by the second reflective region and assuming the exiting point is on the same end of the light absorption region as the entry point.
- a reflector design for a first mirror can be selected ( 340 ).
- a reflectivity of the first mirror is configured to be substantially equal to the one-circulation attenuation coefficient ( ⁇ ) of the light absorption region.
- the first mirror can include a DBR mirror, a loop-mirror, a corner mirror, a metal mirror, an oxide mirror, a nitride mirror, a tapered DBR structure, or a suitable combination of the above.
- the first mirror's reflectivity is lower than 50% or lower than the reflectivity of the second mirror.
- the length or the thickness of the light absorption cavity itself can become relatively short as compared to traditional photodetectors.
- the length of the light absorption region is shorter than 1 ⁇ m. In other examples, the length can be reduced to hundred-nanometer range and still enjoy high responsivity and bandwidth.
- a designer may run simulations to verify and, if necessary, repeat the above steps to adjust or optimize various design parameters in order to better suit the application's need.
- the exact dimensions of various components in a photonic lock based photodetector should be so adapted that they match or at least as be as close as possible to the aforementioned photonic lock condition.
- Such condition depends on various factors including the spot size of the incident light, the mode of the light, the wavelength of the light, the material of the absorption cavity region, the material and reflectivity of the mirrors, and so forth. These choices may affect the confinement efficiency (henceforth the responsivity and bandwidth); however, these design choices are a part of the optimization process, which does not change the aforementioned operating principles of the photonic lock. Therefore, a person skilled in this art will be able to apply the technique introduced here in performing design optimization.
- FIG. 4 illustrates a cross-sectional view of an example implementation of a butt-coupling photodetector 400 incorporating the technique introduced here.
- the photodetector 400 includes a substrate 407 , a waveguide 405 , a first mirror region (or reflective region) 420 , a light absorption region 410 , and a second mirror region 430 .
- a method for forming the photodetector 400 is introduced.
- the substrate 407 which can be silicon dioxide (SiO 2 ) or other suitable oxide.
- the substrate 407 may comprise other materials, for example, gallium arsenide (GaAs), glass, polymer, or oxynitride.
- the waveguide 405 is formed over the substrate 407 .
- the waveguide 405 is configured to receive an incident light (e.g., which may be an optical signal from an optical fiber, not shown in FIG. 4 ) and to pass the incident light through the first reflective region 420 into the light absorption region 410 .
- the waveguide 405 's material comprises silicon (Si). Additionally or alternatively, other suitable materials can be used, for example, aluminum gallium arsenide (AlGaAs), nitride, or polymer.
- the waveguide 405 is a single-mode silicon waveguide. Note that, in general, the waveguide material needs to exhibit a smaller absorption rate than that of the absorption layer itself at the intended operational wavelength. In some examples, the material of the waveguide layer has a larger band gap as compared to that of the absorption layer.
- the first reflective region 420 and the second reflective region 430 can be formed over the substrate 407 . As shown, the first reflective region 420 and the second reflective region 430 can be formed on the same planar surface. In some examples where the first and second reflective regions 420 and 430 are made of the same material as the waveguide 405 , all three structures can be formed (e.g., on or over the substrate 407 ) using the same step or steps.
- the light absorption region 410 is formed between the first and second reflective regions 420 and 430 .
- a light absorption material such as germanium, silicon-germanium, or other Group III-V materials, can be disposed or chemically deposited on substantially the same planar surface as the first and second reflective regions 420 and 430 (e.g., over the substrate 407 ).
- the light absorption region 410 is positioned such that it can absorb light that passes through the first reflective region 420 and reflects between the first reflective region 420 and the second reflective region 430 .
- the light absorption material is formed on substantially the same planar surface as the first and second reflective regions 420 and 430 . This can be implemented by one or more known etching and chemical deposition processes. Note that the light absorption region 410 can also be formed prior to the formation of the first and second reflective regions 420 and 430 .
- the first reflective region 420 is configured to exhibit a reflectivity that causes an amount of energy of light escaped from the first reflective region, after being reflected by the second reflective region, to be substantially zero.
- the first reflective region 420 's reflectivity is configured to be substantially equal to a one-circulation attenuation coefficient of the light absorption region 410 .
- FIG. 5 illustrates a cross-sectional view of an example implementation of an evanescent-coupling photodetector 500 incorporating the technique introduced.
- the photodetector 500 includes a substrate 507 , a waveguide 505 , a first reflective region 520 , a light absorption region 510 , and a second reflective region 530 .
- the structures and manufacturing processes for the waveguide, the substrate, and the first and second reflective regions of the photodetector 500 are similar to those of the photodetector 400 introduced above.
- a cavity layer 512 (i.e., instead of the light absorption material) is first disposed on substantially the same planar surface as the first and second reflective regions 520 and 530 . This can be formed during the step of forming the first and the second reflective regions 520 and 530 .
- the cavity layer 512 includes the same material as the first and second reflective regions 520 and 530 .
- one or more interfacial layers e.g., an anti-reflection coating, material stacks (for better crystal size matching), and/or a quarter-wavelength layer
- grating layers 513 can be disposed over the cavity layer 512 to improve optical characteristics of the interface between the cavity layer 512 and a light absorption layer 514 .
- the grating layer 513 can be designed to match the standing wave pattern inside the cavity layer 512 . By matching the wave pattern, the grating layer 513 may function similarly to an antenna, providing an efficient conduit for the light to leave the cavity layer 512 into the light absorption layer 514 .
- the grating layer 513 can be designed such that a period of the grating equals two times the distance between two maximum power points of the standing wave pattern of the light traveling in the cavity layer 512 . In this way, all point wave-fronts emitted from individual grating structure may be combined into a planar wave front, which in this turn propagates upward into the light absorption layer 514 .
- the light absorption layer 514 which contains the light absorption material can be disposed over the cavity layer 512 . It is noted that this process of fabricating the photodetector 500 may be advantageous over the process of fabricating the photodetector 400 in certain implementations where the material of the light absorption layer 514 can be more easily disposed over the cavity layer 512 (whether it is with or without the interfacial layer 513 ) than over the substrate 507 .
- the incident light can enter from the top of the absorption layer 514 .
- the amount of light not absorbed on the first pass can still become confined (or “locked”) in the cavity layer 512 while being evanescently absorbed by the absorption layer 514 .
- FIG. 6 illustrates a cross-sectional view of an example implementation of a normal-incidence photodetector 600 incorporating the technique introduced here. Similar to the photodetector 400 , the photodetector 600 includes a first reflective region 620 , a light absorption region 610 , and a second reflective region 630 . The structures for the first and second reflective regions of the photodetector 600 are similar to those of the photodetector 400 introduced above. With reference to the components shown in FIG. 6 , a method for forming the photodetector 600 is introduced.
- a substrate which can be a silicon dioxide (SiO 2 ) or other suitable oxide.
- the substrate may comprise other materials, for example, gallium arsenide (GaAs). Note that, in certain embodiments, after the reflective and absorption structures are formed, the substrate can be removed by an etching process, hence not shown in FIG. 6 .
- the second reflective region 630 is formed over the substrate.
- the second reflective region 630 can include a DBR mirror, a metal mirror, an oxide mirror, a nitride mirror, a tapered DBR structure, or a suitable combination of the above.
- the second reflective region 630 's reflectivity is higher than 50%.
- the second reflective region 630 is designed to have as high reflectivity as allowable (i.e., as close to 100% as possible) by the fabrication process.
- the light absorption region 610 is formed over the second reflective region 630 .
- a light absorption material such as germanium, silicon-germanium, or other Group III-V materials, can be disposed, bonded, attached, or otherwise chemically deposited over the second reflective region 630 .
- the first reflective region 620 is formed over the light absorption region 610 .
- the first reflective region 620 is configured to exhibit a reflectivity that causes an amount of energy of light escaped from the first reflective region 620 , after being reflected by the second reflective region 630 , to be substantially zero.
- the first reflective region 620 's reflectivity is configured to be substantially equal to a one-circulation attenuation coefficient of the light absorption region 610 .
- the above example process is merely one example of forming the normal-incidence photodetector 600 .
- the second reflective region 630 can be formed by first removing the portion of substrate beneath the light absorption structure 610 , and then coating the etched opening with a reflective material (e.g., metal) to function as the second reflective region 630 , and this fabrication process can be performed after the first reflective region is made.
- a reflective material e.g., metal
- the first reflective region 620 can be formed on the substrate, and then the light absorption region 610 is disposed on top of the first reflective region 620 , which can be followed by disposing the second reflective region 630 on top of the light absorption region 610 . Thereafter, the substrate can be removed, thereby forming the structure 600 as shown in FIG. 6 .
- the first reflective region 620 can be formed by first removing the substrate portion beneath the light absorption region 610 , and then coating the etched opening with one or more reflective materials (e.g., multiple layers of oxide and nitride to form a DBR mirror structure) so as to function as the first reflective region 620 .
- this removing and coating fabrication processes can be performed after the second reflective region 630 is fabricated.
- an optical coupling apparatus (not shown in FIG. 6 ) can be coupled to the first reflective region 620 . It is configured to receive an incident light (e.g., which may be an optical signal from an optical fiber, not shown in FIG. 6 ) and to pass the incident light through the first reflective region 620 into the light absorption region 610 .
- an incident light e.g., which may be an optical signal from an optical fiber, not shown in FIG. 6
- FIGS. 7A-7H illustrate various examples of mirror designs, which can be adapted in the photonic lock based photodetectors introduced here. For simplicity, only examples of butt-coupling photodetectors are shown in FIGS. 7A-7H ; however, similar techniques can be applied to different types of photodetectors.
- the first and the second mirrors in each of FIGS. 7A-7H are illustrated as embodying a certain combination of mirror designs, all the mirror designs illustrated here, as well as other well-known mirror designs, can be adapted for implementing any mirror region (or reflective region) described in the present disclosure.
- FIG. 7A illustrates a cross-sectional view of an example implementation of a butt-coupling photodetector 700 A.
- the first mirror 720 can be a high reflection tapered DBR or a low reflection trench. It is noted that using a tapered DBR structure as the second mirror 730 may provide a better light locking mechanism as compared to other types of mirror.
- FIG. 7B illustrates a cross-sectional view of an example implementation of a butt-coupling photodetector 700 B.
- the second mirror 731 is implemented via a coating of metal, and the first mirror 721 is implemented using a tapered DBR structure.
- FIG. 7C illustrates a cross-sectional view of an example implementation of a butt-coupling photodetector 700 C.
- the second mirror 732 includes a dielectric layer, for example, a quarter wavelength oxide layer, and the first mirror 722 is implemented using a trench structure.
- FIG. 7D illustrates a cross-sectional view of an example implementation of a butt-coupling photodetector 700 D.
- the second mirror 733 includes a trench, and the first mirror 723 is implemented using a tapered DBR structure.
- FIG. 7E illustrates a perspective view of an example implementation of a butt-coupling photodetector 700 E.
- the second mirror 734 includes a corner mirror that is made of the same material as the light absorption region 714 .
- the first mirror 724 is implemented using a trench structure.
- FIG. 7F illustrates a perspective view of an example implementation of a butt-coupling photodetector 700 F.
- the second mirror 735 includes a corner mirror that is made of a different material than the light absorption region 715 .
- the first mirror 725 is implemented using a tapered DBR structure.
- FIG. 7G illustrates a perspective view of an example implementation of a butt-coupling photodetector 700 G.
- the structure of the photodetector 700 G is designed such that the interface between the waveguide 705 and the light absorption region 716 essentially doubles as the first mirror 726 ; that is to say, the same component functions both as the waveguide 705 as well as the first mirror 726 .
- FIG. 7H illustrates a perspective view of an example implementation of a butt-coupling photodetector 700 H.
- the structure of the photodetector 700 H is designed such that an end of the light absorption region 717 that is distal from the first mirror 727 essentially functions as the second mirror 737 ; that is to say, the reflectivity resulting from the difference of materials between the light absorption region 717 and whatever material (which can also be void, such as depicted in FIG. 7H ) being disposed at the distal end of the light absorption region 717 (i.e., where the second mirror 737 is depicted) can make the distal end of the light absorption material 717 function as the second mirror 737 .
- the first mirror 727 is implemented using a tapered DBR structure.
- the technique and apparatus introduced here provide a photonic lock mechanism to confine the incident light inside the light absorption region of the photodetector, thereby achieving both high responsivity and high bandwidth.
- the technique introduced here also helps shrink the overall size of the photodetectors.
- FIG. 8 is a high-level block diagram showing an example of a computing device 800 that can implement at least some portion of the design process 300 of FIG. 3 . Additionally or alternatively, the computing device 800 can represent an environment within which an embodiment of the photonic lock based photodetectors introduced here can be implemented.
- the computing system 800 includes one or more processors 810 , memory 811 , a communication device 812 , and one or more input/output (I/O) devices 813 , all coupled to each other through an interconnect 814 .
- the interconnect 814 may be or may include one or more conductive traces, buses, point-to-point connections, controllers, adapters and/or other conventional connection devices, such as optical communication elements that may include a photonic lock based photodetector introduced here.
- the processor(s) 810 may be or may include, for example, one or more general-purpose programmable microprocessors, microcontrollers, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), programmable gate arrays, or the like, or a combination of such devices.
- the processor(s) 810 control the overall operation of the computing device 800 .
- Memory 811 may be or may include one or more physical storage devices, which may be in the form of random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM) (which may be erasable and programmable), flash memory, miniature hard disk drive, or other suitable type of storage device, or a combination of such devices.
- RAM random access memory
- ROM read-only memory
- flash memory miniature hard disk drive, or other suitable type of storage device, or a combination of such devices.
- Memory 811 may store data and instructions that configure the processor(s) 810 to execute operations in accordance with the techniques described above.
- the communication device 812 may be or may include, for example, an Ethernet adapter, cable modem, Wi-Fi adapter, cellular transceiver, Bluetooth transceiver, or the like.
- the communication device 812 may also include optical communication or optical sensing elements such as a photonic lock based photodetector.
- the I/O devices 813 can include devices such as a display (which may be a touch screen display), audio speaker, keyboard, mouse or other pointing device, microphone, camera, etc.
- a photonic lock based photodetector introduced here may be included as (e.g., optical sensing) components in one or more of the I/O devices 813 .
- ASICs application-specific integrated circuits
- PLDs programmable logic devices
- FPGAs field-programmable gate arrays
- Machine-readable medium includes any mechanism that can store information in a form accessible by a machine (a machine may be, for example, a computer, network device, cellular phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), manufacturing tool, any device with one or more processors, etc.).
- a machine-accessible medium can include recordable/non-recordable media (e.g., read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disk storage media, optical storage media, flash memory devices, etc.).
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R1+T=1 Eq. (2)
A2=B2α Eq. (3)
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